The NSW Rural Fire Service is planning on conducting hazard reduction burns across the state.
Firefighters will take advantage of favourable weather conditions this weekend and conduct several hazard reduction burns across NSW.
The NSW Rural Fire Service will conduct the burns in various locations near Sydney, the Hunter Valley and also south of Wollongong, a spokesman said.
Forecast light winds will result in smoke settling over the greater Sydney region and other parts of the Blue Mountains and the Central Coast.
The controlled burns will help reduce the risk to people and properties from bushfires, the RFS said on Twitter.
Residents have been instructed to contact emergency services if they spot an unattended fire.
Australian Associated Press
